A client called me recently after she had been blindsided by damaging feedback from her superior on another team. She was upset and trying to make sense of the criticism. When we examined the ...

When someone says, “Can I give you some feedback,” do you wince? Do you become defensive or run when feedback comes your way? If you’ve received harsh criticism or unskillful feedback in the past, it ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. When I was early in my leadership career I was given feedback and, at the time, I didn’t ...

How to process feedback without getting defensive becomes easier with four practical strategies that turn uncomfortable input into steady leadership growth and everyday learning.

High-performing women reportedly face more judgment compared to their male counterparts. Management software company Textio released a report surveying 450 participants that reveals a drastic ...

As we enter the New Year, I thought it fitting to delve into a sensitive subject – how to seek and receive professional feedback. So many of us don’t know how to do this effectively. There is a ...

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Matt Dailey, a software engineer for a data management company, was managing a team with an engineer who wasn’t performing well. This was clear to Dailey—and to the employee. Yet, as I describe in my ...

This research was supported by Economic and Social Research Council grant RES-000-22-1834. Feedback is a daily occurrence. Workers get it constantly from their managers and colleagues, and how we ...

Receiving feedback can be challenging! Approach the interaction with the mind frame that it is in your best interest and that you are wanting to improve. Listen to the feedback carefully, accept the ...

Giving and receiving feedback, especially in a business setting, can make people feel uncomfortable. Recipients may fear the worst and can become defensive or offended, and givers of feedback can make ...